The woman, who cannot be named because her daughter is now considered a victim under the law, said the man sent pictures of his genitalia before offering her daughter money to send him a photo of her “chest”.

She said when she attended the Central Queensland police station, two days after Brett Peter Cowan was sentenced for the murder of Daniel Morcombe, she was initially told by a receptionist at the counter, “What are you here for? Do you just want some information?’